Members of Trump’s team have ‘had it with Netanyahu’s antics’

William Lawrence, a Middle East analyst and professor at American University, says Trump has people around him that want his Gaza plan to go through “against the wishes of Israel” and the pro-Israel lobby in the US.

“People have figured out that it’s not about finishing the job [for Israel], it’s about perpetual war, perpetual occupation,” Lawrence explained.

“There is a sense now that there’s a certain thinking for Trump and a certain number of advisers around Trump who have kind of had it with Netanyahu’s antics,” he said.

“So if this thing turns for the better now, it’ll be because Hamas is calling everyone’s bluff and Trump is also calling Netanyahu’s bluff.”

As we’ve been reporting, experts have long said that Netanyahu has sabotaged efforts to reach a lasting ceasefire in Gaza for political reasons.

Egypt to exert ‘maximum effort’ to achieve lasting ceasefire

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has welcomed Hamas’s acceptance of key tenets of Trump’s plan and says it recognises the “necessity of ending this war” to establish a Palestinian state.

“Egypt expresses its hope that this positive development will lead all parties to rise to the level of responsibility by committing to implementing President Trump’s plan on the ground, ending the war, allowing unrestricted UN access”, and releasing the captives, the ministry said.

The ministry also reiterated its appreciation of Trump’s “wise leadership” and said it was committed to exerting “maximum effort … to achieve a permanent ceasefire, alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people, and rebuild the Gaza Strip”.

UN chief urges all parties to ‘bring tragic conflict in Gaza to an end’

Antonio Guterres has welcomed Hamas’s response to the Trump plan for Gaza, his spokesperson says, while thanking Qatar and Egypt for their mediation.

In a statement, Stephane Dujarric said Guterres also reiterated his call “for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, and unfettered humanitarian access”.

“The United Nations will support all efforts toward these objectives to prevent even more suffering,” Dujarric said.

French president says Hamas response must be ‘followed up without delay’

Emmanuel Macron says the release of Israeli captives and a Gaza ceasefire “are within reach”.

“We now have the opportunity to make decisive progress towards peace,” the French president wrote in a social media post, thanking Trump for his efforts.

“France will play its full part in line with its efforts at the United Nations, alongside the United States, Israelis and Palestinians, and all of its international partners,” Macron said.

The release of all hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza are within reach!

Hamas' commitment must be followed up without delay.

We now have the opportunity to make decisive progress towards peace.

France will play its full part…

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) October 3, 2025

Progress being made on Gaza deal but details need to be ironed out

That’s according to Yossi Mekelberg, a senior fellow with the Middle East and North Africa programme at Chatham House.

Mekelberg told Al Jazeera that what Trump’s Gaza plan has always been missing are details.

“So now we’re getting to the stage that both sides will have to discuss the details,” he said. “If President Trump can put the pressure on both of them, together with the other mediators, then they can make some progress.”

‘Real, tangible’ pressure from US needed for Israeli withdrawal

The main challenge for the international community in implementing a Gaza peace plan will be “ambiguity” on Israel’s part, not Hamas’s, an analyst has told Al Jazeera.

“Hamas is almost not an actor anymore. Gaza is demolished, they’ve killed all of the military leaders, they’ve killed all of the negotiators,” Natasha Hall, a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, told Al Jazeera.

“The issue for the United States and the international community is how much patience [they are] going to have for dealing with the other points of this plan, which are actually really essential for ending the war,” Hall continued.

Presuming Hamas fulfils its commitment to returning all remaining captives, “Netanyahu has lost all his opposition within Israel and can continue the war”, a promise he has made in both English and Hebrew to far-right audiences, Hall said.

Such promises, she added, make it difficult to surmise whether the plan is feasible without “real, tangible” US pressure for an Israeli withdrawal.

UK Green Party leader rails against ‘mass slaughter’ in Gaza

The new Green Party leader for England and Wales has called for the end of “mass slaughter” in Gaza as he railed against the current Labour Party’s approach to the conflict.

During a speech at the party’s conference, party leader Zack Polanski spoke fondly of his upbringing in a Jewish family from Manchester before shifting to Gaza in a passionate address that brought the audience to their feet.

“When mass slaughter is happening in Palestine, we will not be silent,” Polanski said.

“And when [British Prime Minister] Keir Starmer, in one of the most deeply cynical and morbid acts I’ve seen in my lifetime, decides to recognise a Palestinian state at the same moment that his government is an active participant in the murdering of Palestinians – then we will never be silent.”

He also called on the Labour government to withdraw the ban of the pro-Palestine group Palestine Action.

“Let it be heard across our country, a call that is now echoing around the world,” Polanski said. “We must stop selling arms to Israel, we must stop sharing intelligence, we will do everything we can to stop the genocide.”

Main events on October 3rd

• Hamas has accepted core elements of US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, including the return of all Israeli captives, but analysts say the details need to be hammered out in negotiations.
• Trump has welcomed Hamas’s statement and called for Israel to stop bombing Gaza, while negotiators Qatar and Egypt say they are committed to putting the peace plan in place.
• Israeli attacks continue to pummel Gaza City, killing at least 42 people in the city since dawn, including three children in the Sabra neighbourhood. A total of 72 people have been killed across the Gaza Strip today.
• Israeli settlers have stormed a Bedouin community in the occupied West Bank, adding to an ongoing uptick in Israeli settler violence in the two years since Israel started its war on Gaza.
• Hundreds of Global Sumud Flotilla members are still detained in Israel, with some reportedly transferred to Ktzi’ot Prison in Israel’s southern Negev region and several deported from the country.

BREAKING: Hamas Responds to Trump Gaza Plan

Final Flotilla Boat Intercepted Near Gaza

 

Italy paralysed by nationwide strike in solidarity with intercepted Gaza aid flotilla

Italy paralysed by nationwide strike in solidarity with intercepted Gaza aid flotilla By Friday, Israeli forces had intercepted all of the 43 ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and arrested most of the 450 activists on board.

 

Freedom Flotilla Coalition Conscience Live Stream

Live stream of the Conscience on its way to break the illegal blockade of Gaza.

Unthinkable act by BBC presenter during interview on Manchester synagogue attack | Janta Ka Reporter

For two years the BBC disappointed its licence fee payers by refusing to explicitly call out IDF action in Gaza. But on Friday, BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Rick Edwards became the first BBC employee to finally challenge a prominent member of the Israeli government by using the elusive G-word. Edwards did so during his interview with Isaac Herzog on the Manchester synagogue attack story. Rifat Jawaid returns with his sharp commentary as he seeks to expose the double standards of the western society.

 

Synagogue Attack Used To Shut Down Gaza Protests - w/. Emili Stevenson

SUMUD Flotilla leads to FISH FOR GAZA

Gaza Fishermen Seize Rare Opportunity While Israeli Navy Distracted by Sumud Flotilla | News Without Western Spin

In a remarkable turn of events, Palestinian fishermen in Gaza managed to catch desperately needed fish while Israeli naval forces were preoccupied with intercepting the Sumud flotilla. This video breaks down how a humanitarian aid mission, though unsuccessful in reaching Gaza, created an unexpected opportunity for starving Palestinians to feed their families.

What Happened: The Sumud flotilla—50 ships carrying 500 people from 44 countries—attempted to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. While the flotilla didn't reach its destination, the massive international operation reportedly distracted Israeli naval forces enough for Gazans to fish in waters normally restricted or completely prohibited to them.

The Fishing Restrictions You Need to Know: Israel has long restricted Palestinian fishing off Gaza's coast, preventing access to deeper, fish-rich waters. As of early 2025, fishing has been effectively banned entirely. These restrictions compound the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where food aid is severely limited and starvation is a real threat for millions.

The Analysis: This situation demonstrates how disruption of unjust systems can create unexpected opportunities. While critics dismiss humanitarian flotillas as futile, this incident shows how international pressure and distraction can open small windows for survival. Every action matters when lives are at stake—even catching a single net of fish can mean the difference between life and death for hungry families. 

Next Flotilla is getting closer

LIVE🔴SITUASI TERKINI GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA | CURRENT SITUATION OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA - 4/10/25

US president thanks countries who ‘fought so hard’ for his peace plan

US President Donald Trump has made a video address, which the White House said was “in response to Hamas’ statement regarding his peace plan”.

President Donald J. Trump shares a powerful message in response to Hamas' statement regarding his peace plan:

"Very importantly, I look forward to having the hostages come home." pic.twitter.com/RZArVNcXc9

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 3, 2025

He wants that Nobel peace price so bad, completely ignoring both Israel and Hamas have many issues with his 'peace' plan. But good for the people in Gaza if Trump hammers down on stopping the bombs for PoW and Palestinian hostages exchange, while aid can come in. 

I'm very skeptical that, even if this leads to a ceasefire, it will last much beyond the prisoner exchange. But people in Gaza desperately need a break and aid relief and while that aid comes in the true scale of the genocide will come out. The pressure on Israel will only increase not to resume bombing Gaza.

Hamas knows this and is cleverly playing into Trump's plan with their answer. They were always ready for a full prisoner swap and stepping down from government. However not to lay down weapons or having the occupation/blockade continue. Trump just cares about the optics, to be the one to get the prisoners out.

Netanyahu is in a difficult spot however, either become further isolated or lose support at home with many investigations against him then getting more attention.



And of course Israel is ignoring Trump already

Israel strikes Gaza despite Trump order that bombing stop ‘immediately’

Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi, reporting from the White House in Washington, DC, said Trump was clear in his post on the Truth Social platform: “Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza”, and yet Israel continues to bomb the Palestinian territory.

“So, it’s an insult. It’s a slap in the face to Donald Trump. Is he being told about the bombing?” Rattansi asked.

“Another major issue here is the information flow to Donald Trump; the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and others, who actually are perhaps even closer to Trump when it comes to information flows – Steve Witkoff – are they telling him that that was Israel’s immediate response?”

“’Stop the bombing’; Israel bombs – immediately,” Rattansi said. 

Israel says it’s ready to implement Trump Gaza plan after Hamas response

Following Hamas’s response to President Trump’s Gaza plan, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now signalled Israel’s readiness to implement the “first stage of Trump’s plan for the immediate release of all the hostages”.

“We will continue to work in full cooperation with the president and his team to end the war in accordance with the principles laid out by Israel, which correspond with Trump’s vision for ending the war,” it said in a statement.

The statement, however, made no reference to President Trump’s call for Israel to “immediately” halt its deadly bombing of Gaza, which the US leader said was essential to ensure the safe release of the Israeli captives.

First and last stage Israel is interested in :/

World leaders welcome Hamas response to Trump Gaza plan

As we have been reporting, Hamas has signalled its acceptance of core elements of President Trump’s proposed plan to end the war in Gaza, in what the US leader described as an “unprecedented” development.

World leaders, nations and the UN have all praised the development. Here’s what’s been said so far:

What Trump said after Hamas’s response to his Gaza ceasefire plan

The US president made an unprecedented video address in response to Hamas’s acceptance of major points in his plan for Gaza and the Palestinian movement’s call for more negotiation on key details.

Here’s what President Trump said:

I want to thank the countries that helped me put this together: Qatar, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and so many others. So many people fought so hard.

This is a big day. We’ll see how it all turns out. We have to get the final word down in concrete.

Very importantly, I look forward to having the hostages come home to their parents and having some of the hostages – unfortunately, you know the condition they are in – come home likewise to their parents because their parents wanted them just as much as though that young man or that young woman were alive.

So, I just want to let you know that this is a very special day. Maybe unprecedented in many ways. It is unprecedented.

But thank you all, and thank you all to those great countries that helped. We were given a tremendous amount of help. Everybody was unified in wanting this war to end and seeing peace in the Middle East. And we are very close to achieving that.

Thank you all, and everybody will be treated fairly.

Not a word about the people suffering in Gaza nor the 11,000 Palestinian prisoners being tortured in Israeli jails. 



But it looks like Trump is having an effect!

Israeli government orders military to reduce Gaza operations: Report

Israel’s government has ordered the Israeli military to “halt the operation to conquer Gaza”, according to Army Radio, a state-funded radio network operated by Israel’s army.

Army Radio’s military correspondent, Doron Kadosh, said Israel’s “political echelon” had instructed the military to reduce activity “to a minimum” and only “carry out defensive actions” in Gaza.

“The practical implication: the operation to conquer [Gaza City] has been blocked – and halted for now,” he said in a post on X.

Israeli army told to prepare to implement first stage of Trump plan

The Israeli military has now issued its first statement following recent developments, saying in a post on X that its Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir “convened a special situation assessment” overnight with the military’s top brass.

“In accordance with the directive of the political echelon, the Chief of the General Staff instructed to advance readiness for implementing the first stage of the Trump plan for the release of the hostages,” the military said.

“Alongside this, it was emphasised that the security of our forces is of the utmost priority and that all [Israeli military] capabilities will be allocated to the Southern Command for the protection of our forces,” it added.